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Study of New Hepatitis C Drug Halted

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Anadys Pharmaceuticals has halted a clinical study of a Hepatitis C drug. Although the 17 patients in the study had no adverse effects, new results on animal studies suggested that the drug may overstimulate the immune system. 
 
The company's stock was downgraded after the announcement.


Anadys Pharma Dives on Halted Study

MSN Money - 6/26/2006 2:13 PM

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Shares of Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc. lost nearly half their value in midday trading Monday after the company said it suspended an early-stage study on its hepatitis C treatment candidate over safety concerns.
 
Shares shed $3.24, or 48.4 percent, slumping to $3.45. The stock tumbled as low as $2.98 at one point, setting a record low for the drug developer with trading volume surging to 20 times its average. The stock's all-time high of $16.60 came March 30

 
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